The Southwest Library of the District of Columbia Public Library presents this documentary produced and directed by Adreena Ifill about Congressman Robert Smalls, who began his life as an enslaved person in South Carolina.
Reconstruction: The Struggle for Freedom, Justice and Equality, Then and Now
Hosted by the Department of Energy and Environment, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Roger Davidson, Bowie State University.
A special screening of Rosenwald, an Aviva Kempner Film, is to be held at Georgetown University at 7pm with a reception at 6:30pm. Rosenwald chronicles businessman and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald as he used his wealth to build more than 5,000 schools for African-Americans in the south in the early 1900s.
Hosted by the Department of Health Care Finance, featuring keynote speaker Dr. David Terry, Morgan State University.
Georgetown University, in partnership with the Archdiocese of Washington and the Society of Jesus in the United States, will hold a religious ceremony and building dedication of Isaac Hawkins Hall and Anne Marie Becraft Hall, in honor of the 272 enslaved men, women and children sold by Maryland Jesuits in 1838. Please RSVP.
The Francis A. Gregory Library of the District of Columbia Public Library presents this documentary produced in 2009 by the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia and the Office of Cable Television (now the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment).
Hosted by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
Author John Feeley discusses his book “Brookland” in the Images of America series.
Marvin T. Jones presents his brief documentary on Dunbar High School’s Classic Age, combining historical research with personal testimony to illustrate the lives of several successful graduates of this prominent DC high school.
Hosted by the Department of Health Care Finance, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Karsonya Whitehead, Loyola University Maryland.
Hosted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Department of Forensic Sciences, featuring keynote speaker Ronald Mason, Jr., President of the University of the District of Columbia.
